The Museum of Moroccan Judaism of
Casablanca is a museum of history and ethnography, created by the Jewish
Community of Casablanca in 1997 with the support of the Foundation of
Jewish-Moroccan Cultural Heritage. It uses world-class standards of
conservation for its national and international collections.

Jews in the Context of Moroccan
Civilization

The Museum of Moroccan Judaism presents
religious, ethnographic and artistic objects that demonstrate the
history, religion, traditions and daily life of Jews in the context of
Moroccan civilization.

Exhibits, Libraries and Seminars

The Museum, which covers an area of 700
square meters, is the first of its kind in the Arab world. It consists
of:

A large multipurpose room, used for exhibitions of
painting, photography and sculpture;

Three other rooms, with windows containing exhibits
on religious and family life (oil lamps, Torahs, chanukah lamps,
clothing, marriage contracts (ketubot) Torah covers…) and
exhibits on work life;

Two rooms displaying complete Moroccan synagogues;

A document library, a video library and a photo
library.

The Museum offers guided visits, sponsors seminars and
conferences on Jewish-Moroccan history and culture, and organizes video
and slide presentations.

On special request, it organizes group visits in
Arabic, French, English or Spanish.